Introduction of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in a Community Teaching Hospital.

JSLS · 2017 · PMC5266517 · PMID 28144128

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0.0670

closest p · 1.3× alpha

0.0890

boldest claim

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narrowly missed significanceP = .067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Receipt of MIE narrowly missed significance (HR = 0.392, 95% CI 0.143–1.068, P = .067).

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a favorable trendP = .089so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The rate of serious complications was statistically similar between the groups, albeit a favorable trend was noted among patients who underwent MIE (58% for the OE group vs 42% for MIE group; 2-sided P = .089; 1-sided P = .059 for MIE superiority).

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a nonsignificant trendno p-value reported

did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

5 , 6 , 24 Although it did not reach statistical significance, we noted a nonsignificant trend toward fewer complications among our MIE patients.

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